Teaches at Broadway Workshop
Stephanie Fittro (Teaching Artist) - most recently starred in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde as Kate/Chutney. Past credits include national tours of Hairspray and Carousel; favorite NY credits include Met Opera (The Merry Widow featured as Joujou, starring Placido Domingo!), Encores!, and Irish Repertory Theatre, as well as the role of Mandy in Eric Bernat and Robin Carrigan's new comedy Jesus and Mandy at Theatre For The New City.
Stephanie has appeared in numerous productions of West Side Story (directed by Alan Johnson) and Finian’s Rainbow at theatres all over the US. Teaching and choreography credits include Diamond Head Theatre (Honolulu, HI), Ft. Salem Theatre (Salem, NY), The Gem Theatre (Detroit, MI), Prospect Theatre (NY, NY), Michigan State Unviersity (East Lansing, MI), Academy of Dance (Clark, NJ), as well as many workshops and outreach programs. As an actor she has studied with Shakespeare and Co. (Lenox, MA), specializing in acting and Shakespeare; as a dancer, she trained at the Boston Ballet and Alvin Ailey Schools.
She is proud to be an interpreter of classical musical theatre choreography, especially material melding ballet, character, modern and jazz. She is also proud to have studied with the late great Mr. James Jamieson, Agnes DeMille’s beloved sword dancer in the original Brigadoon, who inspired her to no end, and to whom she dedicates her teaching.
Sarah Statler (Musical Director) — Sarah started singing and playing the piano at an early age. While living in San José, California, she played leading roles in productions such as Side Show, Jekyll & Hyde and West Side Story. She also appeared in promotions for theater on KNTV as well as the Emmy nominated documentary: “Pulse. The Rhythm of Life.” She moved from California to New York to earn her BM in voice from the Manhattan School of Music. During her time spent at there, she appeared in their American Musical Theater Ensemble’s productions of Side by Side by Sondheim as well as I Remember It Well.
A Tribute to Lerner and Loewe. She also recieved the ASCAP Foundation’s Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarship. Over the past few years, Sarah has started teaching both voice and piano students. Since then, she has vocally directed such shows as Into The Woods, Jr., Little by Little and Jesus Christ Superstar. She has also taught at such places as Northern Stage, The Manhattan School for Children, and The Children’s Musical Theater of San José.